1920 Alabama coal strike

Alabama coal strike
DateSeptember 7, 1920 – February, 1921
Location
Walker County, Alabama
GoalsUnion organizing
MethodsStrikes, Protest, Demonstrations
Resulted inDefeat for the union
Parties
Alabama State Militia
Lead figures
Casualties and losses
Deaths: 16+
Injuries:
Arrests:
Deaths: 2
Injuries:

The 1920 Alabama coal strike, or the Alabama miners' strike,[1] was a statewide strike of the United Mine Workers of America against coal mine operators. The strike was marked by racial violence, and ended in significant defeat for the union and organized labor in Alabama.[2]

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  2. ^ Feldman, Glenn (June 1994). "Labour Repression in the American South: Corporation, State, and Race in Alabama's Coal Fields, 1917-1921". The Historical Journal. 37 (2): 349. doi:10.1017/S0018246X00016502. JSTOR 2640206. S2CID 161955836. Retrieved 14 December 2021.